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Minnesota farmers see bountiful harvests and lower profits

Minnesota farmers see bountiful harvests and lower profits

For livestock producers, the trends are a welcome relief after some tough years. They buy a lot of grain to feed their animals and the falling prices will reduce their costs and boost profits. But for grain farmers, slipping prices will shrink profit margins.
by Mark Steil

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Can millet take on quinoa? First, it'll need a makeover

The grain hasn't quite taken off yet, partly because of perception issues. But farmers are optimistic that the grain, which is high in protein and gluten-free, can compete with quinoa.

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Report: Cargill got Colombian land meant for small farmers

Deals for more than 124,000 acres in recent years violate the spirit of Colombian policies intended to encourage family farming, Oxfam said in a recent report.
by Martin Moylan

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Rooftop farming is getting off the ground

While farmers in post-industrial cities like Detroit and Cleveland are claiming unused land for cultivation, in New York and Chicago, land comes at a high premium. That's why farmers there are increasingly eyeing spaces that they might not have to wrestle from developers: rooftops that are already green.

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Ocean Spray releases cranberry harvest estimate

This year's cranberry harvest is expected to be about 11 million barrels worldwide, or about the same as last year's.

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American farmers say they feed the world, but do they?

"We feed the world," is high-tech agriculture's claim to the moral high ground. Farmers say they farm the way they do to produce food as efficiently as possible to feed the world. But is it true?

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Apple growers look forward to bountiful harvest

Apple growers look forward to bountiful harvest

The apple harvest will be a couple of weeks late this year, but the orchards are full of sweet fruit and producers are looking toward an exceptional harvest. Minnesota apple growers are expected to produce nearly 20 million pounds of fruit this year.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Drought hurts Minnesota's soybean crop

Even though Minnesota's corn crop is doing well, the state's agricultural economy is facing a roughly $175 million loss from a projected smaller soybean crop.
by Mark Steil

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Organic farm profits jump

Last year was one of the best in history for Minnesota farmers, and organic farmers shared in the bounty. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM) analyzed economic data from about three dozen organic farms around the state.   They showed a median net income for 2012 of just over $85,000,  more…
by Mark Steil

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